Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil + 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 1/2 clove garlic, chopped
• 2 cups broth
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups cooked and peeled fava beans
• 150 g spinach, rinsed
• 3 thin slices of packaged Parmesan ham or 50 g of another favorite ham
• 2 tablespoons cold-pressed olive oil
• a handful of basil leaves

Preparation

1. Pour olive oil into a heavy-bottomed pot, add butter, onion and garlic. Stew over low heat for about 3-4 minutes without browning. Pour in broth, season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, bring to a boil.
2. Add the fava beans and after returning to a boil, add spinach. Cook for 15 seconds, then remove from heat and blend together with ham, cold-pressed olive oil and basil.
3. Season the soup if needed and heat before serving. Serve, for example, with chopped chives, freshly ground pepper and garlic croutons.